[ILUG] Dead BP6 and grounding straps

[Bernard Tyers]

On Mon, 4 Oct 1999, Niall  O Broin wrote:
> Fine and dandy iff you have a switched socket :-) or as someone else mentioned
> turn off the hard power switch on the back of the PSU. Goodness but Kate must
or if there is no power switch at the socket..

> On a slightly more serious note, but on the same topic, a lot of people have
> mentioned anti static straps as if they are somehow a substitute for a grounded
> cable to the box. An antistatic strap works by grounding you (via a big resistor
> to protect both you and the components) and it can't ground you unless the end
> which is not attached to you is attached to a ground e.g. the box of a PC which
> IS plugged in.

or a grounding mat..plugged into the power with just the ground pin
used..handy little piece of kit..again farnell is cooll here...

ok laters
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...bernard..
Bernard Tyers.  Mail: btyers at snet.wit.ie, Web: snet.wit.ie/bbt

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